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SCVMM 2012r2 Cannot place VM on Host in New Cluster – Storage Issue
We are running System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012r2 to manage our environment. Currently we have about 200 VMs operating on 5 hosts. We recently ran into an issue with VMM that requires us to build a new cluster and remove the old one. In an effort to streamline things, I also wanted to take […]
MDT customsettings.ini Switches
I have spent a lot of time working with MDT and figuring out quite a bit of command switches in order to manipulate the deployment outcome. I listed them below. I will keep adding to this list, and if anyone has any that they do not see, please feel free to send it to me […]
“A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine” error – Fix
Windows has a limitation of only allowing a machine to be sysprepped 3 times until you have to redeploy the operating system clean. I have spent a greater part of the past few years creating images, so I have run into this multiple times. After some research and testing, I have found that they below steps […]
System Center Orchestrator High-Availability Patching
I was recently asked about patching in regards to Microsoft System Center Orchestrator because I was able to demo how to automate certain processes in regards to patching, and I was asked “Well, what about if I wanted to automate patching my Orchestrator servers”, which of course got the wheels spinning. I did some searching […]
Add VMware NIC drivers to your SCCM boot image
With the expansion of Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager, I have worked with quite a few people that are either mixing their virtual environment with VMware and Hyper-V or moving off of VMware all together. Intermixing System Center products does not usually pose any type of problems when they work together, but I recently ran […]
Mapping the iSCSI Initiator with PowerShell
I recently wanted to create a task sequence in MDT that would build all of my Hyper-V hosts and map the iSCSI connection and connect the storage on its own. After digging around and testing several methods, I thought that the best way to do this would be that I could add a small PowerShell script into the […]
Backup and Restore your System Registry
Back up the registry Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. Or, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, and then click Search. In the search box, type regedit.exe, and then press Enter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, […]
How to change the listening port for Remote Desktop
Sometimes it is required to edit the Remote Desktop listening port for a specific machine, or machines to accommodate firewall paths, deployment methods, or for various other reasons. In order to change change the port that Remote Desktop listens on, follow these steps. Disclaimer: These steps require that you modify the system registry. Please only do so […]
Enabling Bitlocker with SCCM
Companies are starting to take a look and utilize Bitlocker more often now. I have had many customers ask me about Bitlocker and what the easiest way to deploy it companywide would be. Usually when I am having discussions with people, it is during an upgrade, hardware refresh, or a new build out, so in […]